Proverbs 24:16

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Good people might fall again and again, but they always get up. It is the wicked who are defeated by their troubles.

Cross References

Psalm 34:19

Good people might have many problems, but the Lord will take them all away.

Psalm 37:24

If they stumble, they will not fall, because the Lord reaches out to steady them.

Job 5:19

He will save you again and again. No evil will harm you.

1 Thessalonians 5:3

People will say, “We have peace and we are safe.” At that time destruction will come to them quickly, like the pains of a woman giving birth. And those people will not escape.

Proverbs 14:32

The wicked will be defeated by their evil, but good people are protected by their honesty.

Proverbs 13:17

Disaster will catch up to the wicked messenger, but a runner who can be trusted will bring peace.

Amos 5:2

The virgin of Israel has fallen. She will not get up anymore. She was left alone, lying in the dirt. There is no one to lift her up.

Psalm 52:5

So God will ruin you forever! He will grab you and pull you from your home, like someone pulling up a plant by the roots! Selah

1 Samuel 26:10

As surely as the Lord lives, the Lord himself will punish Saul. Maybe Saul will die naturally or maybe he will be killed in battle.

Psalm 7:16

The trouble they cause will come back on them. They plan harm for others, but they are the ones who will be hurt.

Esther 7:10

So they hanged Haman on the hanging post he had built for Mordecai. Then the king stopped being angry.

Acts 12:23

Herod did not give the glory to God. So an angel of the Lord caused him to get sick. He was eaten by worms inside him, and he died.

Amos 8:14

They made promises by the sin of Samaria, They said, ‘Dan, as surely as your god lives, we promise ….’ And they said, ‘As surely as the god of Beersheba lives, we promise ….’ But they will fall and never get up again.”

1 Samuel 31:4

Saul told the boy who carried his armor, “Take your sword and kill me or else these foreigners will do it and torment me as well!” But Saul’s helper was afraid and refused to kill him. So Saul took out his own sword and fell on it.

Psalm 34:21

But troubles will kill the wicked. The enemies of those who live right will all be punished.

Psalm 79:12

Punish the nations around us! Pay them back seven times for what they did to us. Punish them for insulting you.

Proverbs 6:15

But they will be punished. Disaster will strike, and they will be destroyed. There will be no one to help them.

Proverbs 24:22

because people like that can quickly be destroyed. You have no idea how much trouble God and the king can make for their enemies.

Jeremiah 8:4

“Jeremiah, say this to the people of Judah: ‘This is what the Lord says: “‘You know if a man falls down, he gets up again. And if a man goes the wrong way, he turns around and comes back.

Jeremiah 18:17

Like a strong east wind, I will scatter my people. I will use their enemies to scatter them like dust. When disaster comes upon them, they will see me leaving, not coming to help.”

Genesis 19:35

So that night the two girls got their father drunk with wine. Then the younger daughter went and had sexual relations with him. Again, Lot did not know when she came to bed or when she got up.

Numbers 32:23

But if you don’t do these things, you will be sinning against the Lord. And know for sure that you will be punished for your sin.

Proverbs 13:21

Trouble chases sinners wherever they go, but good things happen to good people.

Ezekiel 7:5

This is what the Lord GOD said: “There will be one disaster after another!